Police say Town of Wallkill man killed wife, then himself

Thursday

Feb 27, 2014 at 2:00 AMFeb 27, 2014 at 12:51 PM

TOWN OF WALLKILL — An Anthony Street man shot his wife to death and then killed himself Tuesday night, state police said. Town of Wallkill Police went to the home about 9 p.m., after they got a call from a relative to check on the welfare of the residents, and found two bodies inside, according to police.

BY NATHAN BROWN

TOWN OF WALLKILL — An Anthony Street man shot his wife to death and then killed himself Tuesday night, state police said.

Town of Wallkill Police went to the home about 9 p.m., after they got a call from a relative to check on the welfare of the residents, and found two bodies inside, according to police.

State police said Michael LeRoy, 49, shot his wife, D'Anne LeRoy, 46, with a rifle during a domestic dispute, and then shot and killed himself with the same weapon.

Police taped off part of Anthony Street between Victory and Willow streets for a few hours after the incident as they investigated. A large number of police officers, Mechanicstown firefighters and Orange and Rockland utility workers responded to the scene initially, although by 11 p.m. only state police were left.

The LeRoys' next-door neighbor was moved from her home to one across the street after the incident, but was allowed to return to her home behind the crime-scene tape about 10:30 p.m.

Michael LeRoy had lived on Anthony Street, which is off East Main Street in Mechanicstown, since the mid-1990s, according to public records. He lived at other addresses in the Town of Wallkill before that.

One neighbor, who asked not to be identified by name, said the couple had two children, both of whom are young adults and don't live in the house anymore. The neighbor said LeRoy owned rifles because he hunted.

Town of Wallkill Police had been to calls at the house before, but the details on these incidents couldn't be obtained Wednesday. State police said they had also been to the house once, for a domestic dispute between Michael and D'Anne in April 2012. No charges were filed.

Michael LeRoy ran a business, ML Drywall and Interiors, out of the home.

There was a foreclosure action pending against the property, according to court records, and the business appears to have had financial trouble, too. A building supply company to which LeRoy owed money got a judgment for about $50,000 against him in January 2013.

State police are still investigating. Anyone with any information is asked to call the Bureau of Criminal Investigation at 344-5350.